Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Jul. 31, 2026 |
Jul. 31, 2025 |
Jul. 31, 2024 |
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| Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Land and land improvements | $ 809,276 | $ 804,667 | |
| Buildings and building improvements | 1,781,079 | 1,712,138 | |
| Machinery and equipment | 2,228,385 | 2,117,865 | |
| Furniture and fixtures | 370,875 | 349,921 | |
| Software | 226,244 | 189,982 | |
| Vehicles | 100,079 | 96,504 | |
| Construction in progress | 97,091 | 114,357 | |
| Gross property, plant and equipment | 5,613,029 | 5,385,434 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | (3,273,515) | (3,010,780) | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,339,514 | 2,374,654 | |
| Depreciation expense | $ 301,800 | $ 292,200 | $ 274,400 |
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- Definition Gross amount, as of the balance sheet date, of real estate held for productive use. This excludes land held for sale and alterations to land which improves its potential for use. Generally consisting of items having limited lives, such as walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots, such improvements are depreciated over the useful lives of the subject assets. No definition available.
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- Definition Gross amount, as of the balance sheet date, of long-lived, depreciable assets that include automobiles and trucks. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization of property, plant, and equipment. Includes, but is not limited to, land and land improvement; building; machinery and equipment; furniture and fixture; and work of art, historical treasure, or similar asset classified as collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation of building structures held for productive use including addition, improvement, or renovation to the structure, including, but not limited to, interior masonry, interior flooring, electrical, and plumbing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before accumulated amortization, of capitalized cost for software to be sold, leased, or marketed. Excludes capitalized cost for internal-use software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation of equipment commonly used in offices and stores that have no permanent connection to the structure of a building or utilities. Examples include, but are not limited to, desks, chairs, tables, and bookcases. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before accumulated depreciation of tangible personal property used to produce goods and services, including, but is not limited to, tools, dies and molds, computer and office equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization, of property, plant, and equipment. Includes, but is not limited to, land and land improvement; building; machinery and equipment; furniture and fixture; and work of art, historical treasure, or similar asset classified as collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization, of property, plant, and equipment. Includes, but is not limited to, land and land improvement; building; machinery and equipment; furniture and fixture; and work of art, historical treasure, or similar asset classified as collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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